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Detective Flores Investigation Report 6. On June 4, , Travis Alexander, a salesman, was killed at his home in Mesa, Arizona; his murder and the subsequent criminal trial have received widespread media attention. Alexander's injuries consisted of multiple stab wounds, a slit throat, and a shot to the head; the medical examiner ruled his death a homicide.

Jodi Arias, Alexander's ex-girlfriend, was charged with his murder, and her trial began on January 2, Arias testified that she killed Alexander in self-defense. She was found guilty of first-degree murder on May 8, The case gained significant attention from the news media, and was considered by many as an example of both trial by media and a media circus. After his father's death, Alexander and his siblings were taken in by their paternal grandmother, Norma Jean Preston Alexander Sarvey — , who eventually introduced them to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Alexander was a salesman for the multilevel marketing company Prepaid Legal Services; he also worked as a motivational speaker.

As of February 2, , Alexander and Arias were a couple. After the two broke up on June 29, , Arias moved to Mesa, Arizona, until April , at which time she moved to her grandparents' house in Yreka, California. Alexander's body was discovered in a shower at his home. His throat had been cut; as well, he had been shot in the head and stabbed multiple times.

There have been conflicting reports over the number of stab wounds, with some reports stating 29, many stating 27 and after the verdict "more than 20". Maricopa County Medical Examiner, Dr. Kevin Horn, testified that Alexander's jugular vein, common carotid artery, and windpipe had been slashed.

Alexander's hands also had defensive wounds. Horn further testified that Alexander "may have" been dead at the time the gunshot was inflicted. Alexander's death was ruled a homicide. Alexander had scheduled a trip to Cancun, Mexico. He had also missed an important conference call on the night of June 4, , at 7 pm.

On June 9, having been unable to reach Alexander, people from Prepaid Legal Services went to his home to check on him. His roommates said he was out of town. After some searching, they found a key to Alexander's master bedroom. When they entered it, they noticed large pools of blood in the hallway leading to the master bathroom, where his body was discovered in the shower. The call they made notifying authorities of the discovery mentioned an ex-girlfriend, Arias, who Alexander said was stalking him, hacking into his Facebook account, and slashing tires.

On May 28, , a burglary occurred at the residence of Arias' grandparents, with whom she was living in Yreka, California. The grandparents' gun was never recovered. The prosecutor argued that the burglary was staged by Arias and the stolen gun was used to shoot Alexander. Several days before the trip, Arias repeatedly contacted her ex-boyfriend, Darryl Brewer, asking to borrow two 5-gallon gas cans for a trip to Arizona.

The cans were not returned to Brewer. Receipts presented at trial also showed that Arias had purchased a third 5-gallon gas can, sunblock, and facial cleanser from Walmart in Salinas, California, on June 3, After Alexander's death but before his body was discovered, Arias had continued to call him and had left him several voicemail messages. It was later alleged that she had accessed Alexander's voicemail messages after his death. She said that Alexander had originally planned to visit her in May but that his plans had changed.

She told the Budget Rent a Car staff that she would only be driving the car locally, but when the car was returned on June 7, it had been driven about 2, miles.

It was also missing all of its floor mats, and there were what looked like Kool-Aid stains on the front and rear seats. The car was cleaned before police were able to examine it. A spent. Alexander's damaged digital camera was located in the downstairs washing machine. The camera was new. Detective Flores, via phone interview with Arias, asked her if she knew a possible motive for why someone would want to damage Alexander's camera.

Although images had been deleted, Mesa Police were able to recover the images. The recovered images included Arias and Alexander, both in sexually suggestive poses, at approximately pm on June 4, The last photo of Alexander alive, and in the shower, was taken at pm on June 4.

Moments later, images appear of an individual, believed to be Alexander, "profusely bleeding" on the floor. Arias continued to insist that she had last seen Alexander in April despite being presented with DNA and photographic evidence by Detective Esteban Flores.

Ryan Burns and others who met Arias in Utah after the killing indicated she had bandages on her hands and she wore long sleeves on days when it was very hot.

She told different stories about how she received the cuts to her hands. Burns was told they were from an injury while working at "Margaritaville" restaurant. At the trial, it was revealed by Siskiyou County, California, authorities that no such restaurant exists, nor ever existed in the area. At the time of the killing, she worked at Casa Ramos in Yreka. The front license plate of the car was missing and the rear plate was upside down.

Arias attributed this to some kids at a Starbucks playing a trick on her. Burns helped Arias fix the license plate, and Galieti did not cite her for the infraction. Arias was indicted by a grand jury on a first-degree murder charge on July 9, , and arrested at her grandparents' home on July 15, She was extradited to Arizona on September 5, , where she pled not guilty on September 11, Arias gave three different accounts of her whereabouts.

She originally told police that she had not been in the home at the time of Alexander's death. She later told police that two intruders had broken into Alexander's home and that they murdered him and attacked her. Finally, she stated that she killed Alexander in self-defense and she was a victim of domestic violence. In March , because of expressed concerns about possible violation of victim's rights by holding ex parte mitigation status conferences, it was ordered that the appointed mitigation master was relieved of further duties, with limited exceptions.

In September , a defense motion to extend the last day beyond March 3, , was denied, but in November , another motion was granted after the State did not file a response, and the last day was set to August 31, In December , after a rule of the Arizona Rules of Criminal Procedure was amended changing the "last day" in capital cases from 18 to 24 months from arraignment, the State sought the death penalty.

In January , a defense filing detailed the efforts Arias' attorneys went to obtain text messages and email. Initially the prosecution told the defense attorneys that there were no available text messages sent or received by Alexander and then was ordered to turn over several hundred. Mesa police Detective Esteban Flores told defense attorneys that there was nothing "out of the ordinary" among Alexander's emails; about 8, were turned over to the defense in June In March , the court ruled that the office of the public defender did not have unilateral authority to dismantle the defense team.

During jury selection on December 20, Arias' defense attorneys argued that the prosecution was "systematically excluding" women and African-Americans; prosecutor Juan Martinez said that race and sex were irrelevant to his decisions to strike certain jurors. Judge Stephens ruled that the prosecution had shown no bias in the jury selection.

In opening arguments on January 2, , prosecutor Juan Martinez sought the death penalty. Arias was represented by appointed counsel L.

Kirk Nurmi and Jennifer Willmott, who argued that Alexander's death was a justifiable homicide committed in self-defense. A man testified that Arias visited him in Utah on June 5, and that she told him she had cut her hands on broken glass while working at a restaurant called Margaritaville. A detective testified no restaurant by that name had ever existed in the Yreka area. At the time, Arias was working at a restaurant called Casa Ramos.

Later, Arias testified that after she cut her finger: "I had a bazillion margaritas to make. The prosecution argued that since a. Arias took the stand in her own defense on February 4, , testifying for a total of 18 days; the sheer length of time Arias spent on the stand was described by criminal defense attorney Mark Geragos in a report compiled by the Associated Press "Crimesider Staff" as "unprecedented".

On the first day of her day testimony, she told of being violently abused by her parents beginning when she was approximately seven years old. Arias testified that she rented a car in Redding because a budget website gave her two options, one to the north and one to the south, and her brother lived in Redding.

On her second day on the stand, Arias said that their sex life included oral sex and anal sex; she said the anal sex was painful for her the first time they experienced it together and that while she considered oral sex and anal sex to be real sex, Alexander did not and he believed these forms of sexual activity, in contrast to vaginal sex, were technically not against Mormon rules.

She said that they eventually had vaginal sex, but less often. A phone sex tape was played, in which Alexander said he wanted to zip tie her to a tree while she was dressed as Little Red Riding Hood. She testified that Alexander secretly found young boys and girls sexually attractive and she tried to help him with these urges.

Arias testified that her relationship with Alexander became increasingly physically and emotionally abusive, some of which caused Travis' sister to continuously roll her eyes and shake her head in disbelief.

Arias said that Alexander shook her while saying "I'm fucking sick of you", then began "screaming at me", after which he "body slammed me on the floor at the foot of his bed" and taunted her, saying "don't act like that hurts", before he called her a bitch and kicked her in the ribs.

Afterward, Arias said "he went to kick me again, and I put my hand out. According to Arias, the dysfunction of their relationship reached its climax when she killed Alexander in self-defense after he became enraged following a day of sex and a gun accident, forcing her to fight for her life. This was the third different account of how Alexander's death had occurred that Arias had offered police, which both prosecutors and observers felt severely damaged Arias' credibility as a witness, a sentiment later echoed by jurors upon the completion of the guilt phase.

Arias addressed comments she made in a September television interview that had been played earlier in the trial. In the interview, she had said: "No jury is going to convict me You can mark my words on that. So I was extremely confident that no jury would convict me, because I didn't expect any of you to be here. At the end of the guilt phase, the jury's foreman, William Zervakos, expressed an opinion common to both jury members and courtroom observers when he told ABC's Good Morning America that Arias' testimony didn't do her any good.

I think she was not a good witness," he said. Starting March 14, psychologist Richard Samuels testified for the defense for nearly 6 days. He said Arias was likely suffering from acute stress at the time of the killing, sending her body into a "fight or flight" mode to defend herself, which caused her brain to stop retaining memory. In response to a juror question asking whether this scenario could occur even if this was a premeditated murder, as the prosecution contended, he responded: "Is it possible?

Is it probable? Prosecutor Juan Martinez attacked Samuel's credibility, accusing him of forming a relationship with Arias and being biased. Samuels had previously testified he had compassion for Arias. Beginning on March 26, Alyce LaViolette, a psychotherapist who specializes in domestic violence, testified that Arias was a victim of domestic abuse, and that most victims don't tell anyone about abuse because they feel ashamed and humiliated.

LaViolette summarised emails from Alexander's close friends "They have basically advised Ms. Arias to move on from the relationship.. Alexander has been abusive to women. Instead, DeMarte said Arias suffered from borderline personality disorder, showing signs of immaturity and an "unstable sense of identity.

On April 24, in response to previous testimony given by Arias about buying a five-gallon gas can from a Walmart store in Salinas, California, on June 3, , that she returned on the same day, the prosecution called Amanda Webb, a Walmart employee from the only Walmart in Salinas, to the stand.

The employee said she had reviewed all of the records for that store for June 3, and found no return of a five-gallon gas can; while there was a record of such a can being sold on that date, there was no record of any gas can return subsequently for over a week, according to Ms. The final defense witness was psychologist Dr. Robert Geffner, who said that DeMarte's borderline diagnosis was "not appropriate" and that all tests taken by Arias since her arrest pointed toward an anxiety disorder stemming from trauma.

He also said the tests indicated that she answered questions honestly, without lying. Horn who testified further on the gunshot wound, and called Dr. Jill Hayes, a forensic neuro-psychologist, who disputed Geffner's testimony that the MMPI test was not geared toward diagnosing borderline personality disorder, concluding a long day in court at p. In closing arguments on May 4, Arias' defense argued that the premeditation theory didn't make sense. The relationship, the relationship of chaos, that ended in chaos as well.

There is nothing about what happened on June 4th in that bathroom that looks planned Couldn't it also be that after everything they went through in that relationship, that she simply snapped? Ultimately, if Miss Arias is guilty of any crime at all, it is the crime of manslaughter and nothing more.

Nothing indicates that this is anything less than a slaughter. There was no way to appease this woman who just wouldn't leave him alone," he said. Arias' day testimony added to a very long defense portion of the guilt phase of the trial, which led to problems with retention of jury members.

On April 3, a member of the jury was dismissed for "misconduct". The defense team asked for a mistrial, which the judge denied. On April 12, another juror was excused for health reasons.

A third juror was dismissed on April 25 after being arrested for a DUI offense. On May 8, , after 15 hours of deliberation, Arias was found guilty of first-degree murder. Out of twelve jurors, five jurors found her guilty of first-degree premeditated murder, and seven jurors found her guilty of both first-degree premeditated murder and felony murder.

As the guilty verdict was read, Arias struggled to repress tears as Alexander's family smiled and hugged each other. Several people who had gathered outside the courtroom began celebrating by cheering and chanting. Following the first-degree murder conviction, the prosecution was required to convince the jury that the murder was "cruel, heinous, or depraved" in order for them to determine that Arias was eligible for the death penalty.

The aggravation phase of the trial started on May 15, The only witness was the medical examiner who performed the autopsy. Arias' attorneys, who had repeatedly asked to step down from the case, gave only brief opening statements and closing arguments, in which they said the adrenaline rushing through Alexander's body may have prevented him from feeling much pain during his death.

Prosecutor Martinez showed photos of the corpse and crime scene to the jury, then paused for two minutes of silence to illustrate how long he said it took for Alexander to die at Arias' hands. After less than three hours of consideration, the jury determined that Arias was eligible for the death penalty. The penalty phase began on May 16, , when prosecutors called Alexander's family members to offer victim impact statements, in an effort to convince the jury that Arias's crime merited a death sentence.

On May 21, , Arias offered an allocution, during which she pleaded for a life sentence. Arias acknowledged that her plea for life was a reversal of remarks she made to a TV reporter shortly after her conviction, when she said she preferred the death penalty. At one point, she held up a white T-shirt with the word "survivor" written across it, telling the jurors that she would sell the clothing and donate all proceeds to victims of domestic abuse.

She also said she would donate her hair to Locks of Love while in prison, and had already done so three times while in jail. That evening, in a joint jailhouse interview with The Arizona Republic, 12 News and NBC's Today show, Arias said she didn't know whether the jury would come back with life or death. I was hoping they would see things for what they are. I felt really awful for my family and what they were thinking. On May 23, , the sentencing phase of Arias's trial resulted in a hung jury, prompting the judge to declare a mistrial for that phase.

CNN reported the vote was 8 to 4 in favor of death. After the mistrial was declared and the jury discharged, the jury foreman stated that he believed Arias was mentally abused, but that had not been enough to excuse her crime. He also said, "I think 18 days hurt her, I think she was not a good witness. We're charged with presuming innocence, right?

But she was on the stand for so long, there were so many contradicting stories. He said he was confident an impartial jury could be seated, but it was possible that lawyers and the victim's family could agree to scrap the trial in favor of a life sentence with no parole.

Arias had said "I don't think there is an untainted jury pool anywhere in the world right now. That's what it feels like. But I still believe in the system to a degree, so we'll just go through that if that happens. It is not incumbent upon Ms. Arias' defense counsel to resolve this case. The penalty phase of the trial is ongoing. A tweet sent on Arias' behalf indicated she may be considering a plea deal.

On October 22, , Arias filed a motion requesting that Nurmi be replaced as her lead counsel. Arias met with the prosecution to discuss a settlement on October 24, During the trial, defense attorneys filed for mistrial in January, April and May Arias' lawyers argued in January that Detective Esteban Flores, the lead Mesa police detective on the case, perjured himself during a pretrial hearing aimed at determining whether the death penalty should be considered an option for jurors.

Flores testified at the hearing that based on his own review of the scene, and a discussion with the medical examiner, it was apparent that Alexander had been shot in the forehead first. Contrary to Flores' testimony at the hearing, the medical examiner told jurors the gunshot probably would have incapacitated Alexander; given his extensive defense wounds, including stab marks and slashes to his hands, arms and legs, it was not likely the shot came first. Flores denied perjury and said during his trial testimony that he just misunderstood what the medical examiner told him.

In April, the defense claimed the prosecutor had acted inappropriately and said the case resembled a modern-day equivalent to the Salem witch trials. In the motion the defense team contended "the prosecutorial misconduct has infested these proceedings with a level of unfairness that cannot be cured by any others means. The motion also alleged that Martinez chose to release evidence and to pose for pictures with his fans on the steps of the courthouse.

The attorneys claimed Arias was in a position where she could not present a complete defense and the only constitutional course was to declare a mistrial. On May 20, , defense attorneys again filed for mistrial. The motion alleged that a defense witness who had been due to testify Friday began receiving threats, threats that included threats on her life if she were to testify on Ms. Arias' behalf, and that on May 19, , the witness contacted counsel for Ms.

Arias stating that she was no longer willing to testify due to these threats. The motion continued, "It should also be noted that these threats follow those made to Alyce LaViolette, a record of which was made ex-parte and under seal. On May 29, , the Arizona Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal filed three months earlier, also refused by the mid-level Arizona Court of Appeals.

Nurmi had asked the high court to throw out the aggravating factor of cruelty because the judge had allowed it to go forward based on a different theory of how the murder occurred. The state had originally claimed that Arias first shot Alexander; based on that theory, Stephens ruled there was probable cause to find the crime had been committed in an especially cruel manner, an aggravating factor under state law.

Right before trial, prosecutor Martinez revealed his new theory that Arias had shot Alexander after he was already dead. The case featured on an episode of 48 Hours Mystery: Picture Perfect in , an interview which, for the first time in the history of 48 Hours, was used as evidence in a death penalty trial. No jury is going to convict me. The Huffington Post reported that the Arias case "instantly commanded headlines around the world".

The Associated Press said the case was a "circus", a "runaway train" and said the case "grew into a worldwide sensation as thousands followed the trial via a live, unedited Web feed". They added that the trial garnered "daily coverage from cable news networks and spawned a virtual cottage industry for talk shows" and, at the courthouse, "the entire case devolved into a circus-like spectacle attracting dozens of enthusiasts each day to the courthouse as they lined up for a chance to score just a few open public seats in the gallery"; "For its fans, the Arias trial became a live daytime soap opera.

During the trial, public figures freely expressed their opinions. He also offered Arias legal advice on how she could avoid the maximum sentence. Arizona Governor Jan Brewer told reporters after an unrelated press event that she believed Arias to be guilty. HLN staff and their commentators compared the case to the Casey Anthony case for the perceived similarities between Anthony and Arias and the emotions that the cases incited in the general public.

The cable network sent out a press release titled "HLN No. During that time period, HLN out-delivered the competition among both total viewers 2,, million and 25—54 demo viewers , HLN also ranked No. Created for and distributed by the Lifetime Network, the film premiered June 22, In late January , artwork drawn by Arias began selling on eBay. The seller was her brother; he claimed that the profits went towards covering the family's travel expenses to the trial and "better food" for Arias while she was in jail.

On April 11, USA Today reported that during the testimony of defense witness Alyce LaViolette, tweets and other social media posts attacked her reputation. There were more than of them, panning the book and calling LaViolette a fraud and a disgrace. Attorney Anne Bremner, who said she received death threats after she provided legal counsel in the Amanda Knox case, told The Huffington Post that the kind of online ridicule LaViolette received could affect attorneys and witnesses in high-profile trials.

And when Arias was convicted Wednesday of first-degree murder, Twitter and Facebook exploded with reaction. Much of it was aimed at Arias, though plenty of people tweeted at the media coverage, such as the antics of HLN host Nancy Grace. During the trial, hardcore followers of the proceedings were accused of trying to use social media to intimidate witnesses, or otherwise influence the outcome. Whether it had any effect is questionable, but it's a notable development. At one point, Internet denizen photoshopped his face onto a crime-scene photo of Alexander dead in the shower of his Mesa home.

I know people were aggravated with him constantly filing for mistrial, but you have to make and preserve the record for federal review on appeal. If you don't file for mistrial, the appeals courts will say you waived it. On May 28, Radar Online reported the jury foreman had been receiving threats ever since the panel deadlocked on the sentencing phase, and now his son was claiming he's receiving death threats.

Some person had sent him a threatening message complete with his email address, full name, and phone number which at the very least means that this guy should retake Hate Mail I also read some comments on an article online about my dad. The Twitter account in Arias' name is operated by Arias' friends on her behalf.

On June 22, from that account, Arias tweeted, "Just don't know yet if I will plea or appeal. Jodi Arias guilty of first-degree murder; death penalty possible.

CNN -- After months of twists and turns in a dramatic trial rife with sex, lies and digital images, an Arizona jury Wednesday found Jodi Arias guilty of first-degree murder in the slaying of ex-boyfriend Travis Alexander.

Jurors will return to court Thursday for the aggravation phase of the trial -- an important step in the next key decision they face: determining whether Arias lives or dies. In a television interview minutes after the verdict was announced, Arias said she'd prefer a death sentence.

The comments prompted authorities to place Arias on suicide watch in an Arizona jail, according to the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office. Arias was stoic in court Wednesday. Her eyes briefly welled up with tears as a clerk announced that the jury found her guilty of first-degree murder for killing Alexander in June Friend: "We have waited five years through the circus".

Alexander's sisters cried and consoled each other after the verdict was read in the packed courtroom. Crowds outside the courthouse erupted in cheers as news of the jury's decision spread. He was such a light to this world," she said.